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US Single-Family Rent Growth Slows to 15-Year Low, Report Finds

By Rob Sabo Rental rates for single-family homes continue to rise in Los Angeles and Chicago, but the second- and third-largest cities in the United States are outliers for a nationwide slowdown in rental rates across major metropolitan markets and property types. Rents for single-family properties increased just 1.4 percent in August, global property analytics […]

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North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead of Trump’s Asia Tour

By Evgenia Filimianova North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Oct. 22, South Korea’s military said. The launches were the first since May and came a week before U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, from Oct. 31 to Nov. […]

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Noem Defends DHS Purchase of 2 Coast Guard Planes After Criticism From Lawmakers

By Aldgra Fredly Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Oct. 20 defended a $172 million purchase of two Gulfstream jets, saying they were necessary to replace the U.S. Coast Guard’s decades-old aircraft after Democratic lawmakers criticized the move. During a press conference in Sarasota, Florida, Noem said that Congress had approved and appropriated funding for […]

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No One Hurt as United Airlines Plane Clips Tail of Another Aircraft in Chicago

By The Associated Press CHICAGO—A United Airlines plane heading for its gate clipped the tail of another United aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, authorities said. No one was hurt in Friday’s incident and the 113 passengers on Flight 2652 from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were able to leave the plane normally after a delay, United officials […]

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US Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Leader of Southeast Asian Online Scam Network

By Bill Pan Federal authorities have seized $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen Zhi, a Chinese-Cambodian kingpin accused of running a sprawling scam enterprise that relies on human trafficking and slavery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. The asset seizure is part of a broader criminal investigation into Chen and his conglomerate, Prince […]